Chapter 54 Your House.
"If you can't swallow it, spit it out. Come on, exhale, hu——"
Sister Wang burst into laughter, but quickly turned stern again: "Humph, the more chaotic the world becomes, the worse people become!"
Shu Lan slowly shook her head and said, "Have you forgotten who's the worst so quickly? I feel so sorry for our friends in District 8."
Friends from District 8: ...
I remembered it all, those special powers that were lost and would never come back.
However, he later discovered that life under the commander's protection was not that difficult, so he gradually accepted the fact and lay down in the perpetrator's camp with peace of mind.
"...Boss, did you take action?"
Shu Lan raised her finger to her lips and said, "Don't ask. Just wait and see."
That night, the people making hair vegetable soup carried buckets and bypassed the area where Shu Lan was.
She rushed forward to stop the man: "What do you mean? Didn't your commander say that ordinary people will be under my control from now on? Why don't you give us food?"
The man said timidly, "Yes, but Brother Bo later told us not to take it seriously."
The Brother Bai he mentioned is the eunuch who is relying on the power of others to bully Lin Yi. His full name is Bai Wenrui.
The man in front of her was just a workman, and there was no point in taking her anger out on him. Shu Lan let him go, retreated back to her companions, and shrugged at the group of hungry people: "There's no porridge or vegetables to eat, let's go back to the tent."
It was as if the sun had set behind the mountain, and a row of sunflowers all lowered their heads.
The commander's order was unquestionable. No one complained and everyone obediently returned to the tent.
Shu Lan pulled the curtain and said to Shu Maomao, "Move, move."
A small green plant emerged from under the mat, dripping small red blood beads onto Shu Maomao's palm, which he then crushed.
"Is it there? Is it there? Is it there?"
Shu Lan excitedly turned into a repeater. This was the superpower she most anticipated and loved.
"I got it." Shu Maomao opened his palm. The drop of blood had disappeared. He gave a very subtle smile and grabbed Shu Lan's hand: "Mommy, let's go."
Before Shu Lan could react, before she could even blink, her eyes suddenly lit up and she found herself in a whole new world.
Blue sky, white clouds, endless golden fields, rows of densely packed warehouses, and orchards covering the mountains in the distance.
There is also a super large house right in front, as high as five stories, with floor-to-ceiling windows, a garden, a swimming pool, and a gleaming white roof.
Shu Maomao pointed at the house and said in a serious and childish voice, "Mommy, the big house that belongs only to you that you wanted is here."
Shu Lan opened her eyes wide in surprise. The beautiful house that only appeared in her dreams was reflected in her field of vision. Her heart surged like a tsunami and she couldn't calm down for a long time.
She covered her mouth and tears fell down.
Although most of the time, her son Shu Maomao sat quietly by the side, like a little robot that made no sound unless a key was pressed.
But he really took in all the information she transmitted to him, including her fear, her happiness, what she wanted, and what she hated, and he kept it all in his heart.
He really loved her, just as she loved him.
I can't remember the last time I cried. Shu Lan always told herself not to panic, to be calm and to be strong. If she gave up first, how pitiful would Shu Maomao be who was forced to come to this not-so-beautiful world because of her selfishness.
But now her tears were completely out of control, falling like a floodgate. She squatted down and hugged her son's soft body, sobbing: "Thank you, Shu Maomao, thank you... for being willing... to be my son..."
Shu Maomao put her arms around her neck and wiped her tears: "Why are you crying? Mommy, are you sad?"
"No... I'm really, so happy, I..." Shu Lan sniffed and choked up, "It's like, when Mommy was very little, she lived with Mommy's parents, and then they divorced. Divorce means two people who were originally together are separated. Dad lives in one house with his new wife, and Mom lives in another house with her new husband. No matter where I go, I'm not welcome, and if I go in, I'll be kicked out."
She didn't like to tell others how difficult her life was in the past, but it didn't matter to Shu Maomao. She wanted to explain to him how important this house was to her and what a great thing he had just said.
"Then my grandmother took me away. After she passed away, her house was sold by my uncle, and we couldn't afford the school fees. My mom had to drop out of school and work everywhere. We had no money to rent a house, and even when we slept under an overpass, homeless people would chase us away. When we slept in the park, drunks would bully me."
Shu Lan wiped away her tears. She couldn't cry. She wanted to be a strong and calm mother. "So, Mommy wants to make money to buy a house of my own. It has to be really big and really beautiful. No one can drive me away. But before I could make enough, the zombies came... woooo..."
She couldn't be strong at all. When she thought about the homeless and displaced life she had experienced since she was a child, Shu Lan couldn't hold back her tears.
At this moment, a cold mechanical voice suddenly sounded beside her: "Unauthorized intruders Shu Lan and Shu Maomao have been detected. Please leave this space immediately! Please leave this space immediately!"
Shu Lan was startled by the sudden sound, but her emotions finally calmed down. She wiped her tears and looked warily. There was a white, oval egg on the ground. There were simple facial features on the egg that looked like bold black strokes, with raised eyebrows and an angry look, and it kept making harsh sounds.
"This system warns you to leave my master Lin Yi's space immediately."
Shu Lan immediately started cursing, "What kind of thing is it that still recognizes its master? Baby, smash it."
In this space, all objects are under the control of Shu Maomao. As soon as he thinks about it, the white egg that calls itself the system flies into Shu Lan's hand.
Shu Lan placed it on the ground. Shu Maomao's old axe, the one that had accompanied them all the way and claimed several lives, appeared in his hand. He aimed at the white egg and chopped it down. The eggshell shattered into pieces, then quickly recovered and rolled on the ground. The mechanical voice became louder: "Someone is attacking the system, someone is attacking the system, master, help!"
Shu Lan stepped on it and said, "Your master is here. His name is Shu Maomao. Will you change your name?"
"My master is Lin Yi!"
"Baby give me a hammer."
Shu Lan hammered down, shattering the egg, but it quickly recovered and she screamed, "Intruders are attacking the system! Master, help!"
"Answer me, who is your master?"
"My master is Lin Yi!"
With one blow of the axe, the egg broke again. This time it recovered more slowly, and the fragments dragged back to their original positions and pieced together to form a complete egg.
Shu Lan asked again: "Who is your master?"
As if the battery was low, the mechanical voice faltered, but still insisted: "It's Lin Yi."
Shu Lan hit the white egg on the head with a hammer, and this time the recovery speed of the white egg was even slower. It would probably be completely broken if it was hit again.
"Who is it?"
"yes……"
Shu Maomao brought down the axe without hesitation. This time it was his turn to ask, "Hurry up, who is it?"
The two thick black lines representing eyebrows and eyes drooped on the white egg, and it replied weakly, "My master is Shu Maomao."
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